WLKY has obtained a copy of a 911 call when a New Albany woman was rescued from her burning home.

WLKY has obtained a copy of a 911 call when a New Albany woman was rescued from her burning home.

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Updated: 7:49 PM EDT Mar 31, 2015

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WEBVTT TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING THE SCARY MOMENTS BEFORE A NEW ALBANY WOMAN WAS RESCUED FROM HER BURNING HOME. W-L-K-Y'S ANNA-LYSA GAYLE OBTAINED HER 9-1-1 CALL... AS WELL AS VIDEO FROM AN OFFICER'S BODY CAMERA AS SHE WAS PULLED TO SAFETY... ANNA-LYSA? RICK, YOU CAN HEAR THE FEAR IN THE WOMAN'S VOICE AS THE 9-1-1 OPERATOR TRIES TO HELP FIREFIGHTERS LOCATE HER INSIDE THE BURNING BUILDING. "911 Caller: If they don't get in this apartment like right now, I'm going to to die." FIRE ENGULFS A NEW ALBANY HOME WITH A WOMAN INSIDE... SHE TAKES SHELTER IN A CLOSET... AND CALLS 9-11. ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE, A 9-1-1 DISPATCHER TRIES TO KEEP THE WOMAN CALM AS FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO SAVE HER LIFE. 911 Dispatcher: Clip 00:42 "Listen to me, the fire department is on the way. They are trained for this ok. They are trained for this mam." 00:50 OUTSIDE...A NEW ALBANY POLICE OFFICER WAS WEARING A BODY CAMERA AS FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO REACH THE WOMAN. Matt Hunter, NAFD Battalion Chief Clip #0517 12:16:09 "We threw a ladder up on the second floor, then we went in there and we had the aerial setup on the right." 12:16:15 1:11 911 Caller: "Omg please help me. Help! Please help me. woman crying" 03:44 "Victim: Please help me. Dispatcher. "They are coming. They are coming" 03:49 JOE DAVIS WAS ALSO OUTSIDE RECORDING---THE MOMENT THE FIRE STARTED TO SPREAD. 911 caller: 03:56 "I can't breathe mam." 04:00 AS THE WOMAN BECAME FRANTIC, THE OPERATOR CONSTANTLY REMINDED HER TO STAY CALM....PROVIDING HER WITH REASSURANCE AND SURVIVAL TIPS. "Dispatcher: I want you take a piece of clothing that's hanging up in that closet, right now, and I want you to put it over your mouth and nose right now." AFTER ROUGHLY THIRTEEN MINUTES, FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE REACH THE WOMAN. SHE YELLED OUT TO THEM WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SECOND FLOOR. 03:51:20 "Back here. Back here." 03:55 "Yea they got her. She's out." Joe Davis on cell phone video, Neighbor 1:27 - 1:29 "She do have oxygen on her but she looks ok, thank god." IT'S THE OUTCOME FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN FOR EVERY DAY. Matthew Juliot, NAFD Fire Chief 12:11:48 "That's the best thank you they could get was when they can save someone's life." THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND MINOR INJURIES. I'M ANNA-LYSA GAYLE W-L- K-Y NEWS. ONE OF THE MOST COVETED

Woman rescued from burning building

WLKY has obtained a copy of a 911 call when a New Albany woman was rescued from her burning home.